Joy turns to disaster

[Duncan Disorderly]

And what will the psychological damage to the daughter be?

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7860342.stm

 

Father killed on way to hospital

 

The victim's three-year-old daughter was unhurt

A man has been stabbed to death as he travelled to hospital with his young daughter to visit his wife who had just given birth to a baby boy.

 

Police said the man had become involved in argument with a second man which led to the fatal attack.

 

Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the circumstances surrounding the murder as "particularly tragic".

 

He said the man's three-year-old daughter had not been injured in the attack on Thursday evening.

 

The man was attacked outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road, Croydon, close to West Croydon railway station, at 1815 GMT on Thursday.

 

'Shocking attack'

 

A 22-year-old man was arrested and is in custody at a south London police station.

 

The victim was taken to Mayday Hospital where he was pronounced dead an hour later.

 

Mr Lyons said: "This was a shocking attack in a public place in the early evening.

 

"The victim's three year-old daughter was with him when he was attacked, though fortunately she wasn't physically injured."

 

He added: "Even more tragically, his partner had given birth to a son just that morning. The investigation is at a very early stage and I'm keeping an open mind about the circumstances of the attack at this point.

 

"A number of witnesses have already come forward but I believe there are still people with information we need to speak to and I urge those people to get in touch."

 

Mr Lyons added that police wanted to talk to two teenage boys who were at the bus stop when the incident happened.

 

He said: "They are described as black, aged between 15 and 20 years old, of slim build and wearing hooded tops."